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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
5
Neighborhood notes recount Friday night box supper at Bellview and Sunday visits to relatives including the Boyd, Garner, Langston, and Gilland families. Various guests attended church singing at Hooky Mount and Stripling's Chapel while others traveled to Bowdon for a funeral.
In Whitesburg Route 1 Mrs E Eidson is sick but improving. Mrs C D Nolan also ill. O D Gansler and Mrs Lee Houseworth spent days in Atlanta with Cansler daughter Mrs Gaines Holland at Wesley Memorial Hospital. Belle Brown visited brother Charles R Lest in Atlanta and returned Friday. Joe Lassetter was called to see his sister near Rama and attend Tucker Brooks funeral after a train accident. Mrs Charles R Brown of Atlanta plans to winter with Sadie and Belle Brown. Oller Cansler left for Detroit to work there.
Mrs. Bob Mashburn visited Moultrie for her daughter in law without much delay as she was badly burned. Mr. Brown Duncan and family relocated to Pullen place near Yellow Dirt with his father. Mrs. Samples opened a merchandise stock in the old store of Mr. BR. Ss James Yeager visited her parents near Roopsville. School attendance remains high. Willie Lane returned home after a week with her sister at Stripling's Chapel. Eurie Lane and family visited G. H. Lane's household last Wednesday.
Rev. T A Griffin suffers with erysipelas in his face. Mr and Mrs Oscar Mote spent weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs G T Lyle. Mr James Little stayed with cousin Mr Ruel Walker at Oak Grove. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gay Shackelford was buried.
New Lebanon residents report J J M Camp traveled to Atlanta for facial cancer treatment. Leone and Nannie Mac ittle visited cousin Aline Griffin. Mr and Mrs James Brown visited J M Camp. The community was shocked by the Thursday death of W A Carten of Beds Hp ae.
Eureka notices detail Mrs. Arlena Holmes visiting Mt. Zion with Ezra Garretts family. Zola McEwen shopped Saturday, and Jack Creel with sister Allie visited Burwell relatives. Ulysess Ashmore and wife stayed with Fannie in Heard county. Mrs. Henry Garrett and daughter Ruby visited Minnie Ash and family, Zoe Garrett with Georgia Creel. Lee Miller and Jerome Patterson visited Creel households as a new arrival arrives, Lula Garrett hosted a large Sunday singing audience.
Saturday and Sunday regular meeting days at Pleasant View attracted large crowds. Mrs. J. Jacobs is on the sick list, Mrs. Nixon visited Cora Jacobs, Smyrna singing Sunday afternoon drew a splendid crowd. Mr. Kierbow visited friends near Concord Sunday afternoon. Weather was unseasonably unpleasant in the diggings last week, yet mail deliveries continued.
A salesman explains to a customer that the Special brand cigars were shortened by an inch to save waste. The tactic was adopted after buyers noticed throwaway portions, turning the product into a true shorter version for the same price.
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